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Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell went off for 36 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 129-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. But after the game, Mitchell faced an awkward interview with Shaquille O’Neal and TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew, with Shaq bringing up the Jazz guard’s inability to take […]

The Utah Jazz have been on a roll, winning seven straight games, including their 129-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The Jazz have been able to keep in step with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers near the top of the Western Conference, and guard Donovan Mitchell is a […]

Utah Jazz main man Donovan Mitchell sauced up New Orleans Pelicans defender Nickeil Alexander-Walker something proper in the first quarter on Thursday, and Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young just had to react. 🕷 in his bag.. @famouslos32 somewhere goin crazy🤣 — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) January 22, 2021 Young was totally impressed as Mitchell […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell just crushed Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s ankles on a series of filthy moves that ended with a sweet dish. Peep the clip below to see Mitchell’s array of dribbles on the New Orleans Pelicans guard. Mitchell already had Walker on the floor with his first move. But he unleashed another crossover just […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz face off for the second straight time in Salt Lake City tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Jazz prediction and pick. The Pelicans are 5-8 both straight up and against the spread. The Jazz stand at 10-4 overall, and they are 9-5 against the […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has forged himself in the record books as one of the most efficient players in the league. Against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, Williamson scored 32 points and shot 73 percent from the field, making him the youngest player to drop 30+ points on at least a 70 percent […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Zion Williamson continues to impress early on in his NBA tenure. After all, the former Duke Blue Devils standout will quite literally put the basketball in the hoop over just about anyone in front of him. With Williamson dominating at both the high school and collegiate levels before eventually making […]

A couple of months back, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert trolled a kid that drew a not-so-flattering sketch of the former two-time Defensive Player of the Year winner. As it turns out, the boy sent a couple of letters to Gobert after the drawing went viral. The Jazz center shared the contents of the […]

Atlanta Hawks All-Star Trae Young figured in one of the worst games of his NBA career on Friday night, and the Utah Jazz defense had a lot to do with that. Shortly after they outplayed the Hawks at Vivint Smart Home Arena, 116-92, Jazz head coach Quinn Snyder talked about the challenge of trying to […]

Wednesday’s scheduled game between the Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz has been postponed. Washington did not have enough available players due to COVID-19. Due to ongoing contact tracing, Washington does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the game. https://t.co/qhb7dwLDNb — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021 The Wizards have become the […]

Donovan Mitchell is usually the first option on offense for the Utah Jazz. But when it comes to playing Call of Duty with his teammates, The Spidah is actually last in the pecking order. That hilarious fact was revealed by the All-Star guard himself on Twitter, as he called out his teammates/gaming buddies for purposely reviving […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles is considered as the NBA’s Iron Man after playing 418 games straight games over the last five years. But that impressive record came to a halt on Friday after Ingles sat out their game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a right Achilles soreness, putting an end to the longest […]

If you thought that the beef between Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal and Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert was over, then you are dead wrong. Well, it’s not really a beef — more of Shaq relentlessly throwing jabs at the former two-time Defensive Player of the Year winner. On Thursday, O’Neal had another […]

The New York Knicks have won five of their first eight games to begin the 2020-21 regular season, with their latest victory thanks in large part to Austin Rivers. New York came back to take down the Utah Jazz in the Big Apple on Wednesday evening. Rivers, for his part, prompted the Knicks’ late effort […]

Shaquille O’Neal is far from done in his all-out attack on Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert. Just recently, the Hall of Famer took another jab at Gobert by retweeting a diss aimed at the former two-time Defensive Player of the Year. Gobert faced off against Jarrett Allen and the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, and […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell isn’t a fan of how his team performs early during games. The 24-year-old All-Star lamented their slow start on Tuesday after they were blown out by the Brooklyn Nets, 130-96. Mitchell was clearly not pleased with his team’s intensity to start the game (via Eric Walden of The Salt Lake […]

After Jarrett Allen posterized Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert twice—on defense and offense—the Brooklyn Nets center couldn’t help but giggle. Allen was clearly pleased with himself while the replay of him embarrassing Gobert played on the big screen. In the Nets’ dominant 130-96 win over the Jazz, Allen pounced on Gobert twice. The first […]

The Utah Jazz travel to the Big Apple tonight for their first Eastern Conference matchup of the year against the Brooklyn Nets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Nets prediction. The Jazz come in with a record of 4-2, and they are 3-3 against the spread so far. They are […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a pretty significant loss early against the Orlando Magic on Monday evening. Veteran shooting guard Dante Exum could be seen hobbling off the court in the opening minutes of the Eastern Conference clash. Exum appeared to have suffered a leg injury while exiting the court and making his way over to […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert finally broke his silence after being dealt with a handful of tirades from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. The Frenchman kept his cool and didn’t fire back at O’Neal after insisting that he will continue to work despite the negativity surrounding him, via a Twitter post. There is no beef. […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal is simply not happy with Rudy Gobert’s massive NBA contract, so much so that Shaq has lambasted the Utah Jazz center for another round. On Instagram, O’Neal posted a photoshopped photo of him slamming on Gobert. He captioned it with what he thinks their stats would be if they […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal often chimes in with his thoughts and opinions on the modern NBA and its stars thanks to his primary role on “Inside the NBA” on TNT. Many of O’Neal’s comments disparage the modern NBA’s softness as well as the belief that his abilities still far surpass those of […]

Mike Conley had his best game for the Utah Jazz on Friday, as he led his squad to a 106-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The 33-year-old logged a game-high 33 points against Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers, which prompted some high praise from Jazz coach Quin Snyder. After the game, Snyder expressed how […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson cashed in big with the Jazz this offseason after agreeing to a hefty $51 million deal to remain in Salt Lake City. Now he’ll have to dip into his bank account after being fined $25,000 by the league for pushing a referee on Thursday. $25K fine for Jordan Clarkson as […]

The Los Angeles Clippers travel to Salt Lake City for only their second game away from Staples Center to take on the Utah Jazz tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Jazz prediction and pick. The Clippers hold a record of 4-1, and they are also 4-1 against the spread. […]

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is not pleased with his early-season performances. The Jazz guard has been incredibly inefficient through the first four games, shooting just 34.1 percent from the field and below 30 percent from beyond the arc. Mitchell is not hiding from his brutal start. He explained as much after Friday […]

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was hit with a technical foul for shoving a referee during Thursday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns. The interaction occurred on a play in which Clarkson initially stole an inbounds pass from the Suns in the backcourt. Unable to keep a handle on the ball, the guard careened towards […]

The Phoenix Suns travel to Utah for their fifth matchup of the season to close out the year against the Jazz. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Jazz prediction and pick. The Suns stand at 3-1, coming off an impressive victory against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Jazz hold a […]

Prior to the 2012 NBA season, then Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets. In return for Harden’s services, Houston sent shooting guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, as well as two first-round picks and a second-rounder. Rather hilariously, recently, amid the slew of James Harden trade rumors, some […]

The Utah Jazz duo of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell recently took a trip down memory lane as they returned to face the Oklahoma City Thunder which was the same team that they were set to play back on March 11 before the league was abruptly suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They reportedly stayed […]

Another day, another game-winner in the NBA. This time, it was Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell’s turn as he sealed a game-stealing floater to burn the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Monday, 110-109. With the Jazz down by one with under 14 ticks left in the fourth quarter, Mitchell put on […]

Retired NBA player-turned-analyst Kendrick Perkins usually takes flak for his unpopular opinions on air. But his latest assessment of the similarities between Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell and first-ballot Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade’s game couldn’t be any more spot on. Speaking to Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Heavy.com on Monday, Perk made valid points […]

You would be forgiven for thinking Boston Celtics talent Jayson Tatum improbably grew two inches before his fourth NBA season. In recent months, his head coach, Brad Stevens, has, twice, said that Boston’s star 22-year old wing had shot up to 6’10. First, in August, Stevens mentioned that Tatum had added two inches. “Some of […]

It seemed like just yesterday when the 2019-20 NBA season came to a screeching halt. A March 11 matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder was one of the first games to be stopped due to coronavirus, and the underlying reason: Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19. Immediately following Gobert’s positive test […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was passed over for the All-NBA teams in 2019-20, after two consecutive years as a Second Team selection. Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic were chosen for the First and Second teams, respectively, while Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert earned a nod on the Third Team over the Sixers’ big man. […]

After signing the biggest contract for a center in NBA history, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert looked back at his basketball journey, which began in France years ago. He also had a message for his haters who believe that the Jazz overpaid him, and fellow All Star Donovan Mitchell, with whom he had a […]

Blame the Utah Jazz front office all you want, but the franchise hasn’t had the best of luck in obtaining top-tier free agents in recent years. Most of their talent in fact has come via trades or drafting the right pieces. In what’s deemed one of the weaker markets in the league, the Jazz will […]

The Utah Jazz signed Rudy Gobert to a five-year $205 million extension on Sunday, the biggest contract ever for a big man. Gobert’s deal was even $15 million more than Anthony Davis’ five-year deal he signed less than three weeks ago. If you put those two contracts next to each other Gobert’s deal seems like […]

The 2020-21 NBA season is set to get started under very unique circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of a new season always brings new predictions for awards, and they often wind up looking very similar. Here, we’re going to make some outside-the-box choices for the major NBA awards. While there’s a good chance […]